colinear

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A form of collinear — Lying on the same straight line.

OriginEnglish linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivecolinear (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of collinear.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  9. Proto-Italic*līnom
  10. Latinlīnum
  11. Latinlīneus
  12. Latinlīnea
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Latinlīneāris
  16. Englishlinear
  17. Englishcolinear

From co- + linear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carolineCorneliaColerainloniceraacroleinCoralineErcolani
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APA

colinear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colinear

MLA

“colinear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colinear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colinear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colinear.

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